IOC to explore Olympic eSports Games

The International Olympic Committee is looking at creating an Olympic eSports Games, IOC president Thomas Bach announced on Saturday during the opening ceremony of the 141st IOC session on Saturday in Mumbai.
The real race still lies ahead. To compete successfully in this race, I have asked our new IOC eSports Commission to study the creation of Olympic eSports Games." Bach said. There are three billion people playing eSports and gaming around the world.
Estimates suggest over 500 million of those are interested specifically in eSports, which include virtual sports and sport simulations. The ceremony was also attended by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.